the Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall meet when-
ever required.
A representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall lend his good
offices to the Parties and in that context he will assist in the organization of the meet-
ings and participate in them. He may submit to the Parties for their consideration and
approval suggestions and recommendations for prompt, faithful and complete obser-
vance of the provisions of the instruments.
In order to enable him to fulfil his tasks, the representative shall be assisted by such
personnel under his authority as required. Any report submitted by the representative
to the two Governments shall be considered in a meeting of the Parties no later than
forty-eight hours after it has been submitted.
The modalities and logistical arrangements for the work of the representative and the
personnel under his authority as agreed upon with the Parties are set out in the Mem-
orandum of Understanding which is annexed to and is part of this Agreement.
[Article 8 omitted]
(Signed by Afghanistan and Pakistan)
In witness thereof, the representatives of the States-Guarantors affixed their signatures
hereunder:
(Signed by the USSR and USA)
Annex
Memorandum of Understanding
[Parts I and II omitted]
III. Modus Operandi and Personnel Organization
The Secretary-General will appoint a senior military officer as Deputy to the Repre-
sentative who will be stationed in the area, as head of two small headquarters units,
one in Kabul and the other in Islamabad, each comprising five military officers, drawn
from existing United Nations operations, and a small civilian auxiliary staff.
The Deputy to the Representative of the Secretary-General will act on behalf of the
Representative and be in contact with the Parties through the Liaison Officer each
Party will designate for this purpose.
The two headquarters units will be organized into two Inspection Teams to ascertain
on the ground any violation of the instruments comprising the settlement. Whenever
considered necessary by the Representative of the Secretary-General or his Deputy, up
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